Deviant Behavior (journal) — Deviant Behavior is an interdisciplinary journal which focuses on social deviance, including criminal, sexual, and narcotic behaviors. The journal is published by Taylor and Francis, Inc., and was ranked 41st out of 46 psychology journals and… … Wikipedia
Deviant (disambiguation) — Deviant or deviants may refer to: someone engaging in deviant behavior Deviant (Pitchshifter album), 2000 Deviant (Regurgitate album), 2003 Deviant (comics), a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe The Deviants (band), a… … Wikipedia
Deviant — De vi*ant, a. 1. Deviating. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. having behavior or characteristics differing from that which is normal or expected, especially in an undesirable or socially disapproved manner; as, deviant behavior. Syn: deviate. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deviant — I adjective aberrant, abnormal, adverse to, against the rules, atypical, clashing, contrary, counter to, departing from, desultory, deviating, discordant, discrepant, dissident, dissonant, divergent, eccentric, errant, heretical, in violation of … Law dictionary
deviant — 1. adjective /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ Of or pertaining to a deviation; characterized by deviation from an expectation or a social standard. At the trial, the extent of his deviant behavior became clear. 2. noun /ˈdiː.vi.ənt/ a) A person who … Wiktionary
deviant — 1. Denoting or indicative of deviation. 2. An individual exhibiting deviation, especially sexual. * * * de·vi·ant ənt adj deviating esp. from some accepted norm: characterized by deviation (as from a standard of conduct) <socially deviant… … Medical dictionary
deviant — adjective Date: 15th century deviating especially from an accepted norm < deviant behavior > • deviant noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
deviant — de|vi|ant1 [ diviənt ] adjective deviant behavior is not considered normal or morally correct by most people deviant de|vi|ant 2 [ diviənt ] noun count FORMAL someone who behaves in a way that most people do not consider normal or morally correct … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deviant — 1. adjective deviant behavior Syn: aberrant, abnormal, atypical, anomalous, irregular, nonstandard; nonconformist, perverse, uncommon, unusual; freakish, strange, odd, peculiar, bizarre, eccentric, idiosyncratic, unorthodox … Thesaurus of popular words
deviant — [dē′vē ənt] adj. [< LL devians, prp. of deviare: see DEVIATE] deviating, esp. from what is considered normal in a group or for a society n. a person whose behavior is deviant deviance [dē′vēəns] n. deviancy [dē′vēən sē] … English World dictionary
Behavior analysis of child development — Child development in behavior analytic theory has origins in John B. Watson s behaviorism.[1] Watson wrote extensively on child development and conducted research (see Little Albert experiment). Watson was instrumental in the modification of… … Wikipedia
